Nervous System Quiz 480 (20 MCQs)

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1. A neuron consists of a ..... which comprises of Nucleus and Cytoplasm.

Correct Answer: B) Cell body.

2. Click on the image and answer the question. (a)

Correct Answer: A) A nervous.

3. What is the function of the taste buds?

Correct Answer: A) Identify different tastes.

4. Balance and coordination are most associated with the

Correct Answer: D) Cerebellum.

5. When the cell becomes hyperpolarized (dips beneath its resting membrane potential) this is because of .....

Correct Answer: A) All the potassium ions leaving the cell.

6. What are the gaps called that are formed by many Schwann cells in the myelin sheath?

Correct Answer: B) Nodes of Ranvier.

7. Which part of a neuron TRANSFERS information?

Correct Answer: D) Axon.

8. The outer ear is made up of pinna, ear canal and ear drum.

Correct Answer: B) FALSE.

9. Heart rate is increased by the ..... nervous system but decreased by the ..... nervous system.

Correct Answer: A) Sympathetic > parasympathetic.

10. Pain sensation of a limb that has been amputated is:

Correct Answer: A) Phantom Limb.

11. The Nervous System is known as the

Correct Answer: A) Control center of the human body.

12. Responsible for sending out commands from the CNS to effectors in the body

Correct Answer: C) Efferent nerves.

13. Spinal cord is the most complex organ in the human body.

Correct Answer: B) False.

14. Your PNS is made up of:

Correct Answer: D) Your nerves.

15. If an area of your body is particularly sensitive, what can you conclude about that area?

Correct Answer: D) It contains more nerve endings than other areas of your body.

16. An automatic response

Correct Answer: B) Reflex.

17. The right hemisphere of the brain is associated with .....

Correct Answer: A) Creativity.

18. THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM is apart of the central nervous system

Correct Answer: A) False.

19. T/F:The right side of your brain controls the right side of your body.

Correct Answer: B) False.

20. Auditory nerve is which kind of nerve?

Correct Answer: B) Sensory nerve.